According to many people who have played, paragliding is a sport that brings many new feelings. It can be said that it will bring many interesting and rare adventurous feelings. The feeling of flying over tourist spots, seeing everything from above is a bit stressful, scary but also a bit exciting and fun, it will be a wonderful experience.
Moderately high hills with open, wide skies are considered ideal places for paragliders to take off. Because in such places, the air mass is pushed up the slope by the wind at a moderate speed, the parachute will fly longer in the sky.
Currently, there are some quite famous paragliding locations in Vietnam spread across the S-shaped land:
Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai
When it comes to paragliding spots in Vietnam, Mu Cang Chai is always the most prominent name. The scenery of the Northwest mountains and forests with terraced fields, whether in the ripe rice season or the flooding season, has a strong attraction for tourists. The beautiful, peaceful and majestic Northwest landscape that anyone would want to set foot on once in their life is especially attractive to tourists who love adventure travel with Khau Pha Pass, known as one of the "four great mountain passes" in Vietnam.
With the altitude of Mu Cang Chai more than 1,000 m, there is nothing more wonderful than being able to take in the whole view of the Northwest scenery amidst the sea of white floating clouds. During the rice harvest season, paragliding is also chosen by many tourists to be able to see the whole golden Lim Mong valley in sight.
Along with paragliding, at the top of Khau Pha pass, there are also many activities such as: Mong flute display; book, painting, and photo display and introduction; stalls selling local products (rice, hawthorn fruit, wine, dried pork...).
Bai Nha Mountain, Hoa Binh
Bai Nha is located in Ngoc Son commune, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province, which is also a famous paragliding spot in the North. Bai Nha peak is windy and towering, inviting and challenging players. Any paraglider wants to conquer that peak, then soar into the sky, imprinting their image on the sky and satisfying their desire to conquer.
From Bai Nha peak, paragliders can comfortably admire the lush green space of the vast mountains and forests or the lush fields. Bai Nha peak is also the place where many famous paragliding competitions in the North often take place.
Vien Nam Mountain, Hanoi
Vien Nam Mountain in Yen Binh Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi is a popular paragliding destination in Vietnam. The mountain peak is 1,031 m above sea level, suitable for take-off. The area around the mountain peak also has beautiful terrain and is ideal for paragliding.
Many members of the Northern Paragliding Club often come here to practice together. However, it takes about 30 minutes to walk to the top of the mountain before you can start your journey.
Linh Truong Mountain, Thanh Hoa
The take-off point on the top of the mountain at an altitude of 210 m is surrounded by a pine forest with a rather narrow runway and a steep slope. This is a "playground" for experienced pilots. From the parachute, you will see the gentle beauty of the long blue beach with endless rows of casuarina trees, in the distance are salt fields sparkling in the sunlight. Winding along the Lach Truong River, Linh Truong Mountain is still quite wild, nearly 5 km long towards the southeast as a highlight of the land favored by nature, with mountains, rivers and seas, creating good conditions with many options for safe landing.
Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang
Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang city is also a paragliding location in Vietnam with wonderful scenery. Players will have the opportunity to see on one side the charming bay, on the other side are the high mountain peaks covered in clouds with stretches of green forest on the high mountains stretching out to create a large ecological area.
When traveling to Da Nang, many tourists also want to try this adventurous sport. The landing location when paragliding at Son Tra peninsula is usually Tho Quang beach or Pham Van Dong beach, which has a crescent shape, creating charming and inviting bays.
Lang Biang Mountain, Da Lat
Lang Biang Mountain is a paragliding destination for many tourists when coming to the foggy city. Tourists will need to go up to the top of the mountain and then start paragliding. Players will have the opportunity to see the entire landscape of Da Lat in sight. This romantic city seen from above also has extremely strange and unique features.
Here, you can take a Jeep to the top of Lang Biang, then parachute down to the foot of the mountain. If you are not yet proficient and confident enough, you can fly in tandem with an instructor to see a different Da Lat from above.
Nha Trang Beach, Khanh Hoa
With the terrain behind the mountains and the front of the sea wide and open, Nha Trang beach is very suitable for paragliding. However, paragliding activities in Nha Trang are a bit different, in that a canoe will run on the sea at high speed to pull the tourist's parachute to open and fly high above the sea.
Observing the coastal city from above, one can see all the beauty of the long beaches with fine white sand, the incredibly beautiful offshore islands, the coconut groves and poplar trees rustling in the wind on the coast, the ancient moss-covered Cham temples on the mountains...
Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan
With the mountainous terrain facing the sea and good wind, you can paraglide in some beautiful spots in the Mui Ne area, Hon Hong, or sand dunes, valleys... Paragliding athletes often come to Phan Thiet to satisfy their passion for conquering the sky because this is considered a beautiful flying spot.
Things to note if you want to paraglide in Vietnam
If you want to play paragliding in Vietnam, you need to learn carefully about this sport, how it operates, and be mentally strong.
It is best to take a paragliding training course. On average, the cost of paragliding lessons ranges from 4,000,000 to 7,000,000 VND for 10 sessions to help students learn basic flying skills.
After taking paragliding courses, you can go to some places with available equipment, the price for each trip is about 1-2 million VND. For the first flights, you should choose to fly with a trainer to ensure safety.
While paragliding you also need to listen carefully to the instructor and concentrate to ensure safety.
If you want to prepare your own paragliding equipment, you will have to spend a considerable amount of money. On average, a set of paragliding equipment costs from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 VND.
